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In what is being seen as the secondary wave of dot.com fallout, a radical sect of Sikh Indians has agreed to removed the dots from their foreheads after investors threatened to withhold funding. "It is very unfortunate we have had to compromise our religious beliefs, but we felt that in order for this venture to succeed it was necessary. Other cutbacks include removing 15% of the clothe from their head wraps, reducing paprika expenditure by 12% and reducing the among of pepper in their papadam by 10%. Investors were apologetic but blamed the tough measure on a "the sari state of economic affairs" and "the current saag in the stock market."